Roofing.



G. NEWTON.

ROOFING.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 30. 1911.

1,061,685. I Patented May 13, 1913.

Witnesses 7W W Attorney GEORGE NEWTON, 0F ODESSA, NEW YORK.

ROOFING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Ma y 13, 1913.

Application filed October 30, 1911. Serial No. 657,634.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE NEWTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Odessa, in the county of Schuyler and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Roofing, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to roofing.

The object of the invention is to provide a novel form of lap joint for securing the meeting edges of the sheets of roofing material together, the joint being of such character as to insure against leakage, and to withstand the action of high winds. I

With the foregoing and other object in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spinit of the invention.

In the drawings :-Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of two adjacent flexible strips of roofing with the improved lap joint in operable relation thereto. Fig. 2 is a similar view of a modified form. Fig. 3 is a section of roofing showing the invention in use thereon.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the supporting roof proper which has disposed in parallel and in the direction of the incline or drain of the roof the V- shapd in cross section supporting strips 2,

while disposed upon the roof proper are the two flexible strips 3 and 4 of any form of roofing material, such as tarred felt, the respective adjacent edges 5 and 6 thereof being so disposed as to ride or'fit upon the outer inclined faces a of the V-shaped strip 2, the said strips 3 and 4 being placed upon t e roof with the meeting edges 5 and 6 slightly overlapping, after which the strip 2 is placed therebetween so that the flexible strip and the meeting edges 5 and 6 will assume'the position as shown in l igs. 1 and 2 when properly assembled.

In order to properly hold the meeting edges 5 and 6 of the flexible roofing strips in place and provide a water tight and wind tight joint at such place, in'et'al caps L are pro vided and when in use are preferably made about three feet in length, the same being provided with the V-shaped lneross section portion 9 which fits snugly over the meeting edges 5 and 6 of the strips 3 and 4 and the supporting strip 2. Thus the said meeting strips 5 and 6 are properly held upon the faces a of the strip 2, and in order to secure the roofing strips 3 and 4 in proper relation upon the main roofing 1, the cap L is provlded with the oppositely extending longitudinal strip portions 10 through which are driven the fastening nails 11, thus securing the cap L in position to hold the adjacent edges 5 and (S of the roofing strips 3 and 4 in position and at the same time provide a clamp for holding the strip 2 snugly in place to support the said strips 5 and 6. As shown in Fig. l the oppositely disposed extensions 12 are provided and normally assume the posit-ion as shown, and when the lap joint is complete, form a cover for the nail heads, this being dispensed with in Fig. 2. It will thus be seen that in placing the roofing with the hip joint as herein described in proper position, that no cement is necessary, and by reason of the fact that as the lap is of such a narrow width, that a great saving in material for the roofing, is the consequence, and that in applying the said roofing no cement is necessary as is the usual custom, and a joint is provided that is not affected by the moisture and heat of the atmosphere nor rain.

In laying the present form of roofing, the first strip of roofing is laid and fastened at the top with one or two nails to hold it in place, the next strip being laid in the same manner allowing approximately three eighths of an inch lap. the wood strip 2 is then placed under the joint, so that the lap portions 5 and 6 will fit upon the inclined faces a of said strip 2, after which the cap or cover Lwhich is preferably made of galvanized iron and as before stated is in strips about three feet long, is placed over the laps 5 and 6 and the support 2, so as to provide a cap the full length of the strip 2 and the roofing strips. These metal strips L are then nailed as indicated in the drawings; and as indicated in Fig. 1, the bent edge 12 is bent down to assume the position as shown at the right in Fig. 1. When the cap is used as shown in Fig. 2, the nailing operation is the final operation and the said nails may be driven at any desired distance apart to produce a tight joint at the connection of thecap to the roofin material.

The cap L, although pre erably made of galvanized iron, able material.

What is claimed is v A roof comprising sheathing a batten of 5 triangular cross section secured thereto, roofing material having its edge portions disposed against the sides of the batten and extending to the apex thereof, and a cap fitting over the batten and secured to the 10 sheathing adjacent to the base of the batten,

may be made of any suitthe edges of the cap being turned in and over the fastening means to shield the same.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE NEWTON.

Witnesses:

CLARA COUCH, MARY T. COUCH. 

